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Smoke Signals March 1992 Page 2 Veterans Update by Lydia Mathena The Northwest Indian Veterans Association (NTVA) chapter of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde held a meeting on February 6, 1992, in the programs building meeting room. Jackie Grape talked to the group about disabled veterans benefits. Virgil Hockett answered questions concerning all veterans benefits. I believe more and more of our tribal veterans are finding out about our group, and the help that is avail able to them. Remember, any non-tribal member veteran whom you know is welcome to join our group as an Associate Member. Some of our group members attended the Mid-Winter Conference of the Affiliated Tribes of the Northwest Indians, Powwow. The meeting was held at the Red Lion Lloyd Center in Portland, Ore. on February 11, 1992. Mark your calendar for our meeting on March 5, 1992 at 6:30 p.m. in the tribal council chambers. If you have any questions concerning veterans benefits, contact Mike Larsen or Lydia Mathena at the tribal office during regular business hours; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 1-800-422-0232. " Nominations for Tribal Council Nominations for Tribal Council candidates will be held at the May 1992 General Council Meeting. Any duly enrolled member who will be 18 years of age or older on the date of the election is qualified to be a candidate. Any eligible voter may nominate a candidate from the floor at said May meeting. The candidate must be present at the meeting and either accept or decline the nomination. $$REYABD$$ The Tribal Forestry Department is offering a $75.00 reward for the following lost item: -Midland Handheld Portable Radio Model 70-265-48B This is a specialized field radio not a CB. If found, please contact the tribal forestry office at 879-5522. March commodities distribution O , dates in Salem are the 10th, 11th, O and 12th until the last appoint- " ment. You can pick them up at P U 1697 25th Street (Behind K-mart). U Economic Development Department offers Tourism course By Cathy Cline, Editor The Economic Development Department is planning to offer a basic tourism course through Chemeketa College, here in Grand Ronde, for the Spring 1992 term. Being aware of the trends and issues surrounding the tourism industry is encouraged for tribal members interested in the business since tourism is a major priority for the tribe, according to Shelley Hanson from the Economic Development Department. The tourism course is a three credit hour course. There is also the possibility of receiving financial assistance through the Adult Education program. The class will be on Monday nights from 7-10 p.m. and the first class will be on March 30th. Please contact Shelley Hanson at 879-5211 by mid March if interested in attending the class since it will not be offered unless at least 10 people sign up. MOVING?...Let us know. If you have recently moved or are planning on moving, let us know so you won't have to miss a single copy of your favorite newsletter. Just fill out this form with your new address and mail it back to Smoke Signals (address below). NEW OLD Name: Address:. City: StateZip: Smoke Signals 9615 Grand Ronde Rd. Grand Ronde, OR 97347 "Chee Mamook" Project Training by Mike Larsen The first meeting of the Community Health Council was held Saturday February 15, 1992 at the Grand Ronde Elementary School cafeteria. I introduced myself to the group and explained the Community Decision Making (EDM) process which we'll be using on this project. Jeff Butler of Mountain States Health Corporation was our trainer for this session. The training consisted of a warm up exercise to get to know each other, interviewing and effective listening skills, leadership and working with groups, and problem solving. Cheryle Kennedy, the Tribal Health Director also gave us a report on Health Care at Grand Ronde. She told us about the importance of paperwork. I think that we had a very good training session. Also, I think this group of people is very ambitious and committed to doing a good job for our tribal community. Once again, I ask that each of you offer any information or suggestions that you can. We will have another meeting of the Community Health Council for more training. Then, we will form focus groups for all of the designated sectors of the tribal community. I would like to encourage all of you to participate in any way that you can. We will be forming our focus groups soon and hope to see you actively taking part in them. Here is the list of Community Health Council members: Richard Ray, Gene Davidson, Floyd "Butch" Labonte, Teresa Bailey, Jeanne Larsen, Joann Empey, Ray McKnight, Diana Stogsdill, Tamera Kennedy, Shelley Hanson, Darrel Mercier, Jeff Mercier, Darlene Aaron, Reynold Leno, and Ken Schmid. Remember any information you have is needed. Thank you for your time. Smoke Signals is the monthly publication of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Commu nity of Oregon; 9615 Grand Ronde Rd., Grand Ronde, OR 97347, Phone: (503) 879-5211 Fax: (503)879-5964 Greg Archuleta Cathy dine Program Operations Newsletter Director It is the goal of Smoke Signals to inform and represent the tribe on community, economic, health, education, family, arts and national Ameri can Indian political issues. We feel we can best do this with tribal member input. Please feel free to comment on any issue published in the newsletter or on any issue that has not been addressed in Smoke Signals. If you would like to see event announcements such as; births, weddings, grand openings, etc, published send us a copy. Any item to be published in Smoke Signals must be received by the end of the second week of each month. Smoke Signals reserves the right to not publish any material submitted to us. All material is subject to editorial changes.
